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Flavor \Fla"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flavored}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Flavoring}.]
To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to,
to give character or zest.
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Flavor \Fla"vor\, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor,
cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob.
fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf.
{Blow}.] [Written also {flavour}.]
1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor;
fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
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2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that
quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor;
as, the flavor of food or drink.
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3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste,
gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions
of the palate; a substance which flavors.
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4. That quality which gives character to any of the
productions of literature or the fine arts.
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